Science Fiction- An Influencer of Banking’s Future?

Glen wraps up our AXFI coverage with a conversation with science fiction author Kevin J Anderson and futurist/entrepreneur/screenwriter Dr, Harry Kloor on how sci-fi influences rather than predicts the future. Also an update from the recent Visa Payments Forum from Trellance’s Lou Grilli.
Learn. Love. Kick A** – A Conversation with Brandi Stankovic

In this episode of BIGCast C-Suite Edition, John Janclaes is joined by Dr. Brandi Stankovic, SVP of Engagement and Consulting of CU Solutions Group. Listen in as Brandi tells us about the words she lives by in her career – Learn. Love. Kick A**. Brandi also shares her advice on what to keep in mind as young emerging leaders advance in their careers.
BIG Announces Data And Digital Assessments

Best Innovation Group’s Consulting Division announced our newest service – Data Strategy and Digital Transformation Assessment Consulting – at the industry’s…
Immersed in Payments Conferences

John and Glen get a rare chance to connect in person at Trellance’s inaugural Immersion18 conference, chatting with CU 2.0’s Kirk Drake as well as Canh Tran of fraud analytics trailblazer
Rippleshot. Plus Glen recaps Atlanta’s FinTech South conference, including a discussion of EY’s FinTech Adoption Index.
AXFI 2018 Recap Part 2

John Best and Glen Savardy at AXFI 2018
The State Of The Credit Union: Analytics Adoption – Part II

In our last blog, we explored results from The National Survey on Credit Union Data Analytics and Decisioning Trends and touched on their implications.
The State Of The Credit Union: Analytics Adoption – Part I

Large banks, Regionals, and fintechs continue to invest heavily in data management, analytics and decisioning.
Alexa, show me the money

Amazon’s Alexa, a popular virtual assistant that you may already have sitting on a nearby desk or shelf, is soon to be the newest employee, figuratively speaking, at Spokane-area financial institutions.
AXFI 2018 Recap Part 1

John and Glen convene at the AXFI Conference to talk innovation, share interviews with standout Killer FinTech Speed Round presenters CU RateReset, Lendified and Pricerazzi, and dissect the BIG band’s Sunday night set.
Flipping the Script on (NACHA) Payments

Glen queues up six conversations from NACHA’s Payments conference, extending well beyond ACH. His on-site chats include Blockchain-based journalism startup Civil, fraud fighter NICE Actimize, and twists on existing models from Ingo Money and Deluxe eChecks.